I've got a (stock) Edirol UA5.
If I get a board patch, which input should I use? What cables would I likely need? I could either use the front Neutrix (sp?) connectors, perhaps an XLR or 1/4" (unbalanced?) plug, and set gain very low. The manual states that gain goes from 0dB to 50dB. Or I could use the back RCA jacks. Those are standard consumer (-10dB?) line level, right? Ideally I want to use one input from the board and one input from a condenser mic. Is this possible?
Second question: does anyone know what the stock mic preamps are? I know it uses 4580 opamps for the mixer parts. Does it use those for the mic preamp as well?
Thanks for any info...
Richard
welcome fellow canuck,
all the info you're after is searchable on this board but I'll give you some quick answers.
- rears are more appropriate for board feed as they provide the sometimes required attenuation. front goes from unity to +50 with no opportunity to cut a hot signal
- most boards in the kitchener/waterloo area are just gonna have 1/4" unbalanced outputs so there is no benefit in running XLRs
- run the mic(s) to the front input, board to the rear - that way you can adjust gain on each source independently. The output will be mixed on the fly, no chance to redo it later (unless you're doing two mono channels).
- stock opamps are 4570s
I know you were recording on md before and probably know that you won't get a digital out without modding your UA-5 but just thought I'd mention it.
david
Quote from: dklein on October 29, 2004, 12:50:28 PM
welcome fellow canuck,
all the info you're after is searchable on this board but I'll give you some quick answers.
- rears are more appropriate for board feed as they provide the sometimes required attenuation. front goes from unity to +50 with no opportunity to cut a hot signal
- most boards in the kitchener/waterloo area are just gonna have 1/4" unbalanced outputs so there is no benefit in running XLRs
- run the mic(s) to the front input, board to the rear - that way you can adjust gain on each source independently. The output will be mixed on the fly, no chance to redo it later (unless you're doing two mono channels).
- stock opamps are 4570s
Dear Dave,
Hello, and thanks for the help!
Yes, I'm currently recording to HiMD (PCM, 94min per disk). I'm thinking of using the UA5 with a laptop for now. Maybe later to a NJB3 or another hard drive recorder.
Richard